Best Human Resource Management Practices in Latin America

by Anabella Davila; Itesm Campus

• ISBN13: 9780415400626
• ISBN10: 0415400627
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-09-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Latin America today presents a dynamic but challenging business landscape. Although foreign investment in the region has risen, Asia "s increasing role in the global economy is a challenge to Latin America "s competitiveness. At the same time, Translatina firms “ Latin American trans-national companies “ continue to grow in capital and influence. This original collection explores the tensions between the strategic HRM policies demanded by global competition and local approaches rooted in Latin American cultural values. The book uses a selection of real-life case studies, plus quantitative data, to understand the unique challenges of human resource management in Latin America, exploring: the relationship between political, economic and social forces and HR practices lessons from successful HRM practices in the region the role of HRM practices for business strategy in Latin America national development and HRM practices diverse specific social and cultural contexts. Written by regional-based academics with intimate knowledge of the cultural and business landscapes, this is an important reading for students of human resource management, and business and management

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
List of contributors	p. x
Foreword	p. xii
Best HRM practices in Latin America: an introduction	p. 1
Stakeholder management: the case of Aracruz Celulose in Brazil	p. 10
The strategic importance of close employment relations in conflict-ridden environments: three cases from Colombia	p. 25
Stakeholders' perspective and strategic human resource management: lessons from a Colombian case study	p. 37
Learning best human resource management practices from Spanish multinationals in Latin America: a case study of Telefonica	p. 57
Consistency of business strategy, post-acquisition integration, and management of people: developing an HRM best practice	p. 72
Human resource practices and business performance: Grupo San Nicolas	p. 85
HRM systems in Mexico: the case of Novo Nordisk	p. 97
Performance management in knowledge-intensive firms: the case of CompuSoluciones in Mexico	p. 113
Walking the talk of safety in South America	p. 128
Executive staffing practices in US-Mexican joint ventures: a staffing model for IJV executives	p. 141
Western ethical theories and their relevance to HRM in Latin America	p. 157
Business schools in Latin America: global players at last?	p. 170
Theoretical approaches to best HRM practices in Latin America	p. 180
Index	p. 189
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